Furniture



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FURNITURE Irving Salomon, Chicago, Ill. 7 Application May 5, 1930.Serial No. 449,792

' 4 Claims. (01. 155-194).

My invention relates to furniture, and includes among its objects andadvantages an improvement in the construction of metal furnituresupported on legs.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an assembledschool desk, and Fig. 2 is an isometric view of the parts from which itis made.

In the embodiment of the invention selected for illustration, the frameproper includes two U- shaped side or end members 10, each comprising ahorizontal upper-bight 12 and a rear arm 14 and front arm 16constituting the corner posts and legs. The bights 12 support the edgesof the top or seat member 17. f

Members 14 and 16 are braced intermediate their ends by a unitary bracein the shape of a third U-shaped member, having its bight 18 extendingacross between the rear legs 14 and the proximate portions 20 of itsarms running forward from the rear legs 14 to the front legs 16, Thearms of the brace member are continued downwardly at 22 to form linersnested into the lower portions of the front legs 16. These liners .22may be spot-welded at intervals to the legs in which they nest. In thechair illustrated the front legs 16 are curved forwardly as at 24 toincrease the stability of the completed article, and these forwardlycurved portions are in a position stresses and to occasional accidentalkicks and blows. The arrangement of the three U-shaped members shownprovides a double thickness throughout the curved portions of the frontlegs 16 where the heaviest loads and most severe shocks are encountered.

The bracing of the frame is completed by paneling, comprising a frontpanel 26, a bottom panel 28, and a rear panel 30. The side edges of allthree panels may be spot-welded to the adjacent 7 frame members, andacross the top the member 1'7 affords a structural connection ofample'rigidity between the tops of the side members. The front and rearpanels 26 and 30 may have in- .wardly turned flanges 2'7 and 31 toprovide a spotwelding attachment to the bights 12, and the front andrear edges of the bottom panel 28 may be upset as at 29 to overliesimilar flanges 33 extending in from the bottom edges of the panels 26and 30. The paneling 26, 28, and 30 defines a transversely open passagethrough the device. This may be left open to receive books or otherarticles, or a slidable drawer may readily be simply set in placetherein.

l I have illustrated the three U-shaped frame where they will be exposedto heavier bending members built up of angle iron throughout. -At thelower ends of the legs, one of the webs of the angle may be cut away andthe other bent back to provide attachment means for casters or anenlarged bearing on the supporting floor surface. This'is indicated at32 for the front legs, and 34 for the rear legs. In the case of a seator chair, I provide extensions 36 nested over the upper portions of therear legs 14 and extending above the same to support 5. the cross panels38 defining the back rest proper. In case of a school desk I nest asimilar extension] 40 overthe upper portion of the right front leg 16.This extension carries an inwardly extending horizontal arm 42 and maybe braced by a diag 7 onal brace 44 extending forwardly and upwardlyfrom the right extension 36 just above the seat level. The outer end ofthe brace 44 has a horizontal portion 46, and the desk top 48 issecurely supported by fastening it to the horizontal por- 75,

tions 42 and 46. All the different parts of the frame proper and backmay be united by rivets or by spot-welding, and preferably by both. Theextension 40 and brace 44 may be boltedin place. I have indicated aplurality of spaced holes 50 for the bolt at the rear end of the member44. A similar' set of spaced holes 52 in the front face of the extension40 receives a bolt passing through the single aperture 54 in thecorresponding flange of the front 85, leg 16. To assistin the adjustmentof the desk top to different heights, I provide another bolt 56 in theside flange of the same leg, and a slot 58 in the side flange of theextension 40 to receive the head of the bolt 56. Thus, removal of thebolts in the holes 50 and 52 will not let the desk top fall to thefloor, but the top and its members will be temporarily guided invertical sliding movement by the bolt 56 and the ,slot 58. Withoutfurther elaboration, the foregoing will so'fullyexplain my inventionthat others may, by applying knowledge current at the time ofapplication, readily adapt the same for use under various conditions ofservice.

, I claim:

1. An article of furniture, including a metal frame made up of threeU-shaped frame members, each of said frame members being made up ofangle stock, the arms of two of said frame members forming the legs ofthe article, the third frame member interconnecting said legs acrossboth sides and the back, the front end of the arms of said third framemember being extended downwardly and nested inside said front legs toreinforce them, said front legs being curved outward- 1y, a top memberhaving its side edges overlying and fastened to the bights of said firsttwo frame members, and paneling boxing in the space defined by saidframe members from said third frame member up to said top member, theedges of said paneling being spot-welded to said frame members to bracethem.

2. An article of furniture, including a metal frame made up of three U-shaped frame members, the arms of two of said frame members formingfour legs of the article, the third frame member interconnecting saidlegs across both sides and the.

back, the lower ends of the front legs being bent outwardly, the thirdframe member having arms 3. A chair comprising a frame made up of two Ushaped members, the arms of said 'members forming two rear legs and twofront legs and the bights of said members forming seat supporting means,the lower ends of certain of said legs being curved, and a third memberhaving portions conforming to the shape of said curved portions andfastened thereto, and other portions shaped to interconnect the legs tobrace the same, a seat mounted upon .said bights, and a receptaclemounted upon the portions of the third member interconnecting said legs.

4. A chair comprising a frame made up of two members bent to provide tworear legs, two front legs and seat supporting means, the lower ends ofsaid frontlegs being curved outwardly, and a third member bent toprovide portions reenforcing said curved portions and other portionsforming bracing means for all the legs.

IRVING SALOMON.

